1979 Heisman Trophy Voting

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Heisman Voting

Heisman Voting Table
Rk Player School Class Pos 1st 2nd 3rd Tot Summary
1Charles White*USCSRRB453144481695332 Att, 2050 Yds, 6.2 Avg, 19 TD
2Billy SimsOklahomaSRRB82180167773224 Att, 1506 Yds, 6.7 Avg, 22 TD
3Marc WilsonBrigham YoungSRQB72124125589250 Cmp, 427 Att, 3720 Yds, 29 TD, 15 Int
4Art Schlichter*Ohio StateSOQB195486251105 Cmp, 200 Att, 1816 Yds, 14 TD, 6 Int
5Vagas FergusonNotre DameSRRB123850162301 Att, 1437 Yds, 4.8 Avg, 17 TD
6Paul McDonald*USCSRQB11182392164 Cmp, 264 Att, 2223 Yds, 18 TD, 6 Int
7George Rogers*South CarolinaJRRB8201781311 Att, 1681 Yds, 5.4 Avg, 8 TD
8Mark Herrmann*PurdueJRQB5121554203 Cmp, 348 Att, 2377 Yds, 16 TD, 19 Int
9Ron SimmonsFlorida StateJRDL581041
10Steadman ShealyAlabamaSRQB11093245 Cmp, 81 Att, 717 Yds, 4 TD, 5 Int
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